Chamomile Tea May Help Calm Stress

Chamomile Tea is well known for its soothing and calming effects. From the chamomile herb, it contains medicinal properties such as both antiseptic and antibacterial. Chamomile is one of the oldest garden herbs today.

This low growing plant was often planted on pathways as it was meant to be walked on to release the fragrance as it has the very distinct smell like apples. The "gorund apple" is what the ancient greeks called it and it was thought to help the overall health of the garden if there were plants that appeared sickly. Chamomile would then be placed near these plants and nine times out of ten, the sickly plants recovered. The entire plant is of some kind of use, but the main medicinal use is the flowers, while the other parts are used in the manufacturing of herbal beer.

Chamomile is used as tonic and antispasmodic. The preparations are an infusion, extracts, and oil. The infusion is made by adding 1 oz. of flowers to 1 pint of boiling water. This was popularly know as chamomile tea and was used to calm hysterical and nervous women. It has a soothing, sedative effect and is harmless to use. It should always be prepared in a covered container to prevent escape of the steam. It can also be combined with ginger and alkalies, to treat indigestion, heartburn, and loss of appetite.

The chamomile herb can also be used topically. The flowers are crushed and mixed with poppies as a poultice to reduce swelling and inflammation. While the whole herb is often used to make herb beers, it may also be made into a lotion for external applications such as wounds, toothaches and ear aches. Adding chamomile to your bath is said to reduce weariness and ease painful muscles and joints.

When growing your own plants, the wild chamomile likes a sunny location and dry sandy soil. The double flowered chamomile prefers a moist loam and the plants may be sown by seed in May. To increase the stock of plants, you can use ‘sets,’ or runners of an old plant. Each plant produces 12-14 sets with some producing as many as 25-50. The older plants may be divided in March and should be planted about 18 inches apart. It is best to hand weed the young plants as using a hoe may destroy them. You won’t need to do anything else until they flower and then the picking can begin.

When you’ve had a long stressful day, try a soothing cup of chamomile tea and throw some into your bath as well just for good measure. You can find Chamomile tea in most grocery stores but usually can find better quality with a better price, online.

 




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